Juan Idiarte Borda

Juan Idiarte Borda (20 April 1844-25 August 1897) was President of Uruguay from 21 March 1894 to 25 August 1897, succeeding Duncan Stewart and preceding Juan Lindolfo Cuestas. He was a Colorado Party of Uruguay member.

Biography
Juan Bautista Idiarte Borda y Soumastre was born in Soriano, Uruguay on 20 April 1844, and he went on to join the Colorado Party of Uruguay. In 1894, after interim President Duncan Stewart resigned, Idiarte became the new President. He faced economic difficulties, opposition to the ruling Colorado Party's dictatorship, and an intermittent civil war, and, on 25 August 1897, he was assassinated by Avelino Arredondo, a supporter of his rival Jose Batlle y Ordonez.